Software Upgrade Commands; Boot-Loader - HP A8800 Series Fundamentals Command Reference

Software upgrade commands

The device supports the FIPS mode that complies with NIST FIPS 140-2 requirements. Support for features,
commands, and parameters might differ in FIPS mode and non-FIPS mode. For more information about
FIPS mode, see Security Configuration Guide.

boot-loader

Syntax
boot-loader file file-url slot slot-number { main | backup }
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Default level
3: Manage level
Parameters
file file-url: Specifies a file path, a string of 1 to 63 characters. If you enter a relative path, the system
automatically converts it to an absolute path. The absolute path can contain up to 63 characters. The file
name uses the drive:/file-name format or the file-name format, where:
The drive argument specifies the storage medium where the file is saved. If only one storage
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medium is available, you can omit the storage medium name. The storage medium of the active
MPU is identified by the storage name, flash, for example. The storage medium of the standby MPU
is identified in the slotslot-number#StorageMediumName format (for example, slot2#flash), where
slot-number represents the slot number of the MPU.
The file-name argument specifies the file name, which typically uses the .bin extension.
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slot slot-number: Specifies the slot number of a card.
main: Specifies the file as the main system software image. The main system software image has higher
priority than the backup system software image at startup.
backup: Specifies the file as the backup system software image. The backup system software image is
used at startup only if the main system software image is unavailable.
Description
Use boot-loader to specify a system software image to be used at the next startup for the active MPU or
the standby MPU.
To execute the command successfully, make sure you have saved the system software image to the root
directory of the storage medium on the MPU.
Names of the files for the next startup of the active MPU and the standby MPU can be different, but the
versions of the files must be the same for a correct startup.
In FIPS mode, the file must pass authenticity verification before it can be set as a system software image
for the next system startup.
Related commands: display boot-loader.
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